Wind Energy Disadvantages

The focus on wind energy will become the end of the world’s economy, electricity, and survivability if we continue to only focus on this source of power. Governments should decrease production of wind energy alone, and instead formulate a plan that consists of all “green” energy sources, which in turn will provide maximum power outage. There are many problems with wind turbines, two of which are major drawbacks. Wind turbines become inefficient when the wind is not blowing (National Geographic). Without the wind, electricity is not generated by the turbines. This causes problems for both the economy and electrical grid: the economy loses money and the grid loses electricity trying to replace what the turbines did not generate. Another

Too much wind will cause them to fail and they require immense amount of maintenance. Due to this, money will always be put into the same wind turbines in order to keep them functioning properly. The initial setup of wind energy bears an enormous cost and investment (Conserve Energy Future). We are still only in the initial stage of wind energy: less than five percent of the world’s energy comes from wind (National Geographic). The growth of wind energy is low, but if the production goes into a boom, then the plans for this energy will be undermined by the low production of electricity the turbines offer. The growth rate of an industry depends on the growth itself (Stanford University). This becomes a concern for wind energy, because the faster the wind industry grows, more energy will be required in building more turbines and more batteries. In this stage, the industry will begin to slow down. Not only is the production of this system expensive, wind turbines themselves average to about one-million dollars for installation. Not to mention, severe storms or extremely high winds may cause damage to wind turbines, especially if they are struck by lightning (Love to Know). This can ensure more money being pumped into turbines if they are damaged or completely destroyed by such weather. The initial expenses of wind-made energy will surely spike prices for electricity made from this source in order to pay off needed maintenance of these wind